By Nneka Nwogwugwu
The Federal government has declared Friday April 2, and Monday, April 5, 2021, public holidays to mark this year’s Easter Celebration.
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this announcement on Tuesday.
According to the statement by the ministry’s spokesperson, Mohammed Manga, ”Christians should emulate the attributes of forbearance, forgiveness, kindness, humility, love, peace and patience, which were demonstrated by Jesus Christ.
”Federal Government will leave no stone unturned in dealing decisively with the spate of kidnapping, armed banditry and other crimes and criminality being perpetrated by enemies of the country in parts of Nigeria”.
“Security is everybody’s business. I, therefore, encourage all Nigerians and foreigners resident in Nigeria, to display a high level of patriotism at this critical time in the history of our country, to support the efforts of all security agencies in ensuring peace and security of lives and property of the citizenry.
Aregbesola also called on Nigerians ”to join hands with President Muhammadu Buhari ”to make life more meaningful for all.”